Yakira Sproul
Dr.Sherry
Foundations of College Writing
This semester (Spring 2015), I took Foundations of College Writing with Dr.Sherry. In this course, we focused on a few objectives which are: the CLUE project, the EAR project and lastly, the TELL project. These projects helped us transform our personal experiences and research into something else that we could create for particular audiences. In the CLUE project, we took pictures surveys, interviews, and field notes, generating evidence through ethnographic methods. Our purpose is to describe the culture of college life at Bloomsburg, or the practices of a particular group, through attention to what values are expressed by where and how people interact. Our audience is to researchers in our particular field. In the EAR project, we turned the results of our ethnographic research and our own experience as a student into three other genres: one for an incoming student at BU, one for a family or faculty member, and one for a potential employer. Finally for the TELL project, we composed a personal narrative about what a college education means to us. What have we gained and/or given up for this? The audience went to ourselves, and its purpose is to reflect on what we believe and where do we come from as a student. All three of these projects were very helpful for me, because it is a different kind of writing that I was not taught in high school. They also have helped me as a student to recognize various about myself that I have not noticed before such as where I come from a student or even how other students on Bloomsburg campus come from different cultures. Overall, this course was great and I think that it will help in the future far as research in the biology field.
Goal A- Students will be able to compose for particular audiences and purposes
The Ear Project represents this goal because we had to transform our work for a certain audience and for a certain reason. I turned the results of my ethnographic research into a brochure for parents. I decided to do this, because a brochure is much easier for parents to read. Parent usually do not have time to read flyers or a letter and overall, a brochure is easier for parents to put in there bag and read it later on when they get home. For a possible employer, I decided to use a flyer. I chose to use a flyer, because personally when I see flyers that hanging up that says "Now Hiring", it simply catches my eye. Lastly, I thought that a letter would be better for students. As a college student, I think it is important to learn how to write a letter for future reference and we often receive letters in our email from professors, jobs, internships etc.
This is an example of a brochure I wrote for student:
Goal B- Students will be able to compose using language and conventions appropriate to genre
The Clue Project represents this goal because we had to take surveys, interviews, and field notes to generate evidence through ethnographic methods. For the Clue project, I wrote an essay about how students should balance their social life with their school work. I used research from Rubenstone’s (2013) Balancing College School Work and Social Life and Frazier (2012) School, Work, and Social Life- There has to be a balance.
Goal C- Students will be able to read, select, and use evidencecritically to formulate and support arguments Goal D-Students will be able to interpret and compose in a variety of media and print/non-print genres
This goal means for students to read and create in multiple ways using multiple forms. The example from class such as the C.R.A.P principles represents this goal for the EAR project. The C.R.A.P principles is something that
Dr.Sherry
Foundations of College Writing
This semester (Spring 2015), I took Foundations of College Writing with Dr.Sherry. In this course, we focused on a few objectives which are: the CLUE project, the EAR project and lastly, the TELL project. These projects helped us transform our personal experiences and research into something else that we could create for particular audiences. In the CLUE project, we took pictures surveys, interviews, and field notes, generating evidence through ethnographic methods. Our purpose is to describe the culture of college life at Bloomsburg, or the practices of a particular group, through attention to what values are expressed by where and how people interact. Our audience is to researchers in our particular field. In the EAR project, we turned the results of our ethnographic research and our own experience as a student into three other genres: one for an incoming student at BU, one for a family or faculty member, and one for a potential employer. Finally for the TELL project, we composed a personal narrative about what a college education means to us. What have we gained and/or given up for this? The audience went to ourselves, and its purpose is to reflect on what we believe and where do we come from as a student. All three of these projects were very helpful for me, because it is a different kind of writing that I was not taught in high school. They also have helped me as a student to recognize various about myself that I have not noticed before such as where I come from a student or even how other students on Bloomsburg campus come from different cultures. Overall, this course was great and I think that it will help in the future far as research in the biology field.
Goal A- Students will be able to compose for particular audiences and purposes
The Ear Project represents this goal because we had to transform our work for a certain audience and for a certain reason. I turned the results of my ethnographic research into a brochure for parents. I decided to do this, because a brochure is much easier for parents to read. Parent usually do not have time to read flyers or a letter and overall, a brochure is easier for parents to put in there bag and read it later on when they get home. For a possible employer, I decided to use a flyer. I chose to use a flyer, because personally when I see flyers that hanging up that says "Now Hiring", it simply catches my eye. Lastly, I thought that a letter would be better for students. As a college student, I think it is important to learn how to write a letter for future reference and we often receive letters in our email from professors, jobs, internships etc.
This is an example of a brochure I wrote for student:
Goal B- Students will be able to compose using language and conventions appropriate to genre
The Clue Project represents this goal because we had to take surveys, interviews, and field notes to generate evidence through ethnographic methods. For the Clue project, I wrote an essay about how students should balance their social life with their school work. I used research from Rubenstone’s (2013) Balancing College School Work and Social Life and Frazier (2012) School, Work, and Social Life- There has to be a balance.
My Clue Project:
Goal C- Students will be able to read, select, and use evidence critically to formulate and support arguments
Goal D-Students will be able to interpret and compose in a variety of media and print/non-print genres
This goal means for students to read and create in multiple ways using multiple forms. The example from class such as the C.R.A.P principles represents this goal for the EAR project. The C.R.A.P principles is something that